Events
The Space Ball: An In-ter-GAY-lactic Cabaret!
An Inter-GAY-lactic cabaret that’s out of this world. The mission is clear… To explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no DANDY has gone before! Join Dandy the Dandroid as he explores the far reaches of the galaxy and
The Smashed Potato Kids: Welcome to Spudsville
Local comedy group The Smashed Potato Kids bring you their first live event featuring stand-up comedy, live sketches, musical numbers, filmed sketches, and shorts. Tuesday, April 11 Doors 6:00 pm | Show 6:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time. General
The Smashed Potato Kids: The Vancouver Sketchfest
The Smashed Potato Kids are back with another year of SketchFest! It’ll be bigger, better, and most importantly funnier, than ever before. One night, 20 fresh sketches, and infinite laughs. We even heard that Steve Carrel might be there this time! (We didn’t invite him, he’s never heard of
The Shroom Boom
It’s Mushroom Monday at the Rio! In collaboration with the Rio Theatre, Stephanie Dacre presents to you a premiere screening of two episodes from The Shroom Boom docuseries. The Shroom Boom series dives into fungi's impact in British Columbia, showcasing the local people driving the growth.
The Second Annual Fabergé Ball: An Interactive Easter Cabaret
You are cordially invited to The Second Annual Fabergé Ball! In this interactive variety cabaret, you are the infamous Lavender Society, a secret society of… Homosexuals, dah-ling! Hosted by your eccentric leader, Dandy, we will present our traditional pre-ball symposium of experts, cognoscente’s, and aficionados and the category is…
The Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Halloween Party
More tricks! More treats! More All-You-Can-Eat Cereal! The Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Cartoon Party is returning to the Rio Theatre for a whole Halloweekend of fun times on Saturday, October 25 AND Sunday, October 26. Get ready for a specially-curated all-new lineup
The Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Cartoon Party!
The Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Cartoon Party is returning to the Rio Theatre with a back-to-school event featuring an all-new lineup of retro TV goodness covered in sugary cereal. It’s Volume IX! Kids today may not realize the significance of the Saturday morning ritual, but once upon a time, we had to
The Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Cartoon Party: Christmas Edition
Deck the halls with bowls of cereal… The Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Cartoon Party is returning to the Rio Theatre with a brand new collection of specially curated retro TV goodness covered in sugary cereal, and sprinkled with endless Holiday cheer. It’s Volume XI – The Christmas Show!
The Royal Strays: Album Release Show
The RIO Theatre is proud to present The ROYAL STRAYS album release show with very special guest ART BERGMANN Opening the night author CHRIS WALTER reads from his upcoming book “Born Too Loose: A Messy & Incomplete History of Punk” Books! Vinyl! CDs! T-Shirts and more available! Buy your Christmas
The Room: 20th Anniversary Screening & Christmas Party with Greg Sestero
“This play can be played without any age restriction. It will work if the chemistry between all the characters makes sense. Human behavior and betrayal applies to all of us. It exists within ourselves. You love somebody. Do you? What is love?” So begins Tommy Wiseau‘s first draft